Urgent Notice

Northport VAMC - Proposed Transitional Homeless / “ Assisted Living Facility ”

Date: Tentatively scheduled for April 8th at 7:00 pm

Place: Building # 5 – Northport VA Auditorium

The Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is proceeding with a feasibility study for the development of a ” Transitional Homeless / Assisted Living Facility “ on a 20.67 acre parcel of veteran owned land at its Northport location thru the use of a EUL or Extended Use Lease. The proposed housing project would offer preference to eligible military veterans and their spouses and could serve homeless veterans and their families. Non Veterans may also qualify for the housing. The proposal is in the planning stage according to Philip Weisbroat, the facility planner. Prior to creating the full scale plan, the VAMC would like feedback from the community, local Veterans organizations and political leaders.

The Fort Salonga Civic Association invited the VAMC Facility Planner, Mr. Philip Weisbrout and the VAMC Public Affairs Administrator, Mr. Joseph Sledge to our February 09th Board meeting to discuss the plan. According to the VAMC representatives, a maximum of 200 housing units are being considered. An RFP (Request for Proposal) should be posted on the VA website by mid March 2010. Information related to this proposal can be found (once posted by VA) at the following VA websites:

http://www4.va.gov/ASSETMANAGEMENT/EnhacedUse/Northport/index.asp http://www4.va.gov/ASSETMANAGEMENT/EnhancedUse/Northport/releyantdocs.asp http://www4.va.gov/ASSETMANAGEMENT/EnhancedUse/Northport/rfp.asp hhtp://www4.va.gov/ASSETMANAGEMENT/docs/Northport/NorthportParcelMap.pdf

The Fort Salonga Association encourages all of our community members to get involved in this process by attending the public hearing which is tentatively scheduled for April 08th, 2010 - 7:00 PM at Building #5 in the Northport VAMC Auditorium. This date will be confirmed in the near future in the local newspapers. We believe this proposal may have a significant impact on the entire Fort Salonga community and strongly urge all our residents to attend this hearing.